What color is #8383D2?

#8383D2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8383D2?

The RGB value is 131, 131, 210: 131 red, 131 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8383D2?

The complementary color is #D2D283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8383D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8383D2 color

#8383D2 rgb(131, 131, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8383D2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.4% green and 82.4% blue (131, 131, 210).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#8383D2 color codes

HEX	`#8383D2`
RGB	`rgb(131, 131, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.4%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, 19.08, -40.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 44.95, 295.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.106, 25.71, 64.389)`
Decimal	`8618962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8383D2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8383D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8383D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8383D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8383d2; }
.text { color: #8383d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8383d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 131 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8383d2, #ab83d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #8383D2?: #8383D2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8383D2?: The RGB value is 131, 131, 210: 131 red, 131 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8383D2?: The complementary color is #D2D283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8383D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.